More than 300 aircraft from about 50 different nations are on display this week at the Berlin Air Show, commonly know as ILA 2012.

As the Charleston based C-17 Globemaster III landed in Germany for the 2012 Berlin Air Show, one aircrew member brought with him a different set of experiences.

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, greets Philip Murphy, U.S. ambassador to Germany, and Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, during a tour of the U.S. military aircraft “corral” at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Sergei Sikorsky, son of aerospace pioneer and Sikorsky Aircraft founder Igor Sikorsky, greets Navy Cmdr. Kimberly Ernst, U.S. European Command trade show coordinator, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, views the cockpit of a UH-72A Lakota on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, greets German air force Lt. Gen. Karl Müllner, German air force chief of staff, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Trade show patrons from across the world visited the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, to view more than 300 aircraft to include a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB, N.C. here Sept. 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army commander, speaks with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrose, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons instructor pilot, Hohenfels, Germany, on the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept 11. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives wait to tour a C-130 Hercules during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-17 Globemaster III.

BERLIN - Maj. Brian Scott, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, Spangdahlem AB, Germany shows the cockpit of an F-16C Fighting Falcon during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-72A Lakota UH-60 Black Hawk, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives view a UH-60 Black Hawk during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Aircraft industry representatives wait in line to see the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Capt. Adam Campbell, 315th Air Lift Wing C-17 Globemaster III pilot, Charleston AFB, N.C., greets members of the Italian air force as they tour the cargo area on a C-17 Globemaster III during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Capt. Kevin McCutcheon 37th Air Lift Squadron pilot, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, explains the equipment in the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon and C-17 Globemaster III.

BERLIN - Staff Sgt. Corey Glezen, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Spangdahle, Germany, fills out aircraft maintenance forms on the F-16C Fighting Falcon at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here Sept. 13, 2012. Although the aircraft is only on display for the duration of the air show, general over all maintenance checks are preformed daily to ensure air worthiness of the aircraft. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Army Sgt. Jaime Adame, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, cleans the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk as part of air show preparation Sept. 13, 2012. The Black Hawk is being displayed at the U.S. military "corral" during the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. Other U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Thomas de Maiziere (center-left), German Defense Minister, and James Melville Jr. (center-right), U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission in Germany, receive a tour from Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andre Kidd, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons UH-72A Lakota tactical officer, Hohenfels, Germany, during Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Thomas de Maiziere, German Defense Minister, greets Army Sgt. Michael Allen, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons UH-72A Lakota production control NCO and crew chief, Hohenfels, Germany, at Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012, here, Sept. 13, 2012. The air show is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. military aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Maj. Sebastian Demitz, 14th Airlift Squadron pilot Joint Base Charleston, S.C., provides a tour of the C-17 Globemaster III at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 13, 2012. Demitz is a Luftwaffe (German air force) pilot participating in the Air Force’s Military Personnel Exchange Program as a C-17 Globemaster pilot.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk pilot and a flight medic received an award during the opening day of the Berlin Air Show, Sept. 11, for their heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers.

BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan.

BERLIN - Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot, with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons, Hohenfels, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan.

BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012. Four German soldiers visited Gattis at the U.S. military "corral."

BERLIN - Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons instructor pilot, Hohenfels, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show. Three of the German soldiers were rescued by Lacrosse and fellow soldiers in Afghanistan and the fourth was a member of the Joint Tactical Air Command that was involved in the operation.

BERLIN - German air force Staff Sgt. Berti Bardthold holds a hose while German air force Staff Sgt. Mike Zimdars refuels an USAFE C-21 during the setup of the ILA 2012 Berlin Air Show here Sept. 10. ILA 2012 is expected to feature more than 1,000 national and international exhibitors and will run Sept 11-16. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk,UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN - Members of the German air force move an USAFE C-21 during the setup of the ILA 2012 Berlin Air Show here Sept. 10. More than 300,000 visitors from across the world are expected to visit ILA 2012 Sept. 11-16. ILA 2012 is an international event hosted by Germany and more than 50 U.S. military personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are here to support the various U.S. military aircraft and equipment on display. The U.S. aircraft featured at ILA 2012 are the UH-60 Black Hawk, UH-72A Lakota, F-16C Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules.

BERLIN, Germany -- An Air Force B-1 Lancer aircrew is participating in the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences from June 8 to 13 to show off the bomber’s unique capabilities.

BERLIN, Germany -- Hundreds of people visiting the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences June 8-13 are flocking to the Air Force’s C-130J Hercules to see the unique capabilities of the aircraft.

BERLIN, Germany &8212; The U.S. armed forces showed the world what they're made of June 8 at the Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport.